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Px, Py and Pz.

The 3 orbitals have the same shape (a figure of 8 as a 2-dimensional drawing but think 3-d, like 2 balloons tied together), and are oriented in space differently.

If you draw a 3-dimensional (Cartesian) set of axes, the y axis will be in the plane of the paper pointing right, the z axis will be in the plane of the paper pointing up, and the x axis will be coming out of the paper towards you. The Px, Py and Pz notation simply comes from having a p-orbital on each of the 3 axes.

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